George Brown

George Brown (January 10, 1746 – June 19, 1836) was a Rhode Island politician and judge who served as a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1796 to June 1799, and as the first lieutenant governor of Rhode Island from 1799 to 1800.

Early life Brown was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on January 10, 1746. He was the eldest of four sons born to Robert Brown, Esq. and his first wife, His younger brothers were William, John and Franklin Brown. He served as a representative in the Rhode Island General Assembly and in 1796 was elected by the Legislature as the second justice of the state supreme court, holding that office until 1799. Brown defeated the incumbent lieutenant governor Samuel J. Potter, served his term and was in turn defeated by Potter who succeeded him.

Brown owned a nearly four hundred acre farm in South Kingstown, which "formerly constituted one of the most eligible tracts of the Hazards' Boston Neck estates."

Elizabeth Brown (1769–1855), who married Benjamin Robinson in 1791. George Brown (d. 1864), who married Mary Brown (d. 1842). Sarah Brown (1778–1804), who married John J. Watson (1774–1852) in 1798. John Brown (1792–1833), who married Mary Elizabeth Robinson (1794–1866).